Hi, friends,
David and I were just sitting here talking, and I got an AHA!
about self-referencing in meeting new people.
We were talking about who we identify ourselves as in
conversation, and what Carolyn Myss says about draining our
energy through ties to the past we refuse to sever.
For example, when my husband, Cliff, made his transition, for
about six months, within five minutes of conversation with
someone, I would mention that my husband had died. It was a real
measure of growth for me when I met someone at church, talked to
them at length, and three weeks later they found out I was a
relatively recent widow.
I also can remember how, when I quit my "career" as a librarian
and computer trainer, that for at least a year, I would tell
people who asked that I "used to be..." a person with a real
job! And how when I moved to Virginia, I would always slip
quickly into the conversation that I had moved here from
Colorado.
Today, when I meet new people, I delight in telling most of them
that I am a Religious Science practitioner, and within the first
five minutes, am likely to be telling them about my vision of
Evensong.
I really like the fact that I am much more forward and up
referenced than down and back now.
Abe says that we are in every moment telling the Universe who we
are, and it is reponding to that signal. (See lesson 13 on my
Web site below for the Who Am I game, if you are interested in
more info on the Abe game.)
Who are you saying you are?
Love and hugs,
Connee
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